Raj

The Hill School, Pottstown, PA

Boston College, Attended 1994 - 1998, Class of 1998, Bachelor's Degree, History and Economics with a concentration in finance

Real Estate Developer

Entrepreneurship, Politics, Global Affairs

The Last Lion on Winston Churchill, my personal hero, by William Manchester, Path to Power and Master of the Senate on Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro, I prefer history and biography generally, but A Son of the Circus by John Irving is a great piece of fiction.

Patton, Gladiator, and recently, The Pianist.

Classical, Big Band, Sinatra, etc. Some pop-music is also catchy, but I don't generally know the artists.

I generally try not to watch television. It rots the brain. However, when I appear on the tube it is irresistible to me. In this particular exception, that of my presence on television, I would heartily encourage others to watch and to do so without concern regarding the diminution of their mental faculties.

I am a sporting man. Whether it is climbing the Himalayas, which I have done and, in retrospect, do not recommend unless you really have something to prove, or riding motorcycles at speeds in considerable excess of posted limits, which is most thrilling, or starting a new business, which, if it makes money, is also very pleasant, I believe in going for it. If doubt plagues me on an issue, I imagine what I would think when lying on my deathbed. This normally makes things very clear, and the response is normally unequivocal - do it!

To be perfectly honest, I enjoy making the acquaintance of beautiful and charming women who are skilled at the art of flattery most of all. They promote, at least in the short term, a feeling of happiness. In the absence of this, and since there are only so many of the former, I do enjoy meeting truly unique and intelligent characters who enjoy lively and frank conversation. I dislike phonies very much, and they, as well as insecure people, generally dislike me.